I'm glad to be back; it's good to be getting into some sort of routine again (besides, of course, the sleep-'til-noon, eat-cookies, bake-cookies, hang-with-the-family routine that I enjoyed through almost the entire Christmas break). I had forgotten, though, that all anyone talks about here is school and alcohol. As I'm not especially passionate about school and quit drinking as one of my many (but fulfillable!) New Years' resolutions, this is fairly limited. I was happy to go for supper tonight with some great girls from my section who are well-informed, well-read, and have a variety of conversational topics at their fingertips. However, I found it a little disturbing when one implied that American-style Christian fundamentalism isn't too different from Islamic fundamentalism. Due to my lack of confrontational skillz and the quick forward movement in the conversation, I didn't protest as much as I should have, but I wish I'd posed the question that demands an answer: namely, when is the last time Christian fundamentalists sent out suicide bombers or rocket launchers? I realize and don't deny that there are people who are labouring under the misconception that George W. Bush and the Stars and Stripes deserve the same level of respect, and for virtually the same reasons, as Jesus and the Bible. I also realize that there are people who use Christianity (or rather, their misunderstanding of it) as an excuse for violence and hatred. But for the record, they have not yet declared holy war. Moreover, if they did, it would not be supported by their key religious text. (Incidentally, another New Year's resolution is to read the Koran and determine whether the Jihad is as much a perversion of Islam as the Crusades were of Christianity. I suspect it is not.) Okay, it's getting late and I'm trying to get my body back on track with the appropriate time zone, so I'm done. Much love!
-Nance
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